Toll House Brownies

March 12, 2018Teresa

Toll House Brownies are awesome. Really. These cookies start with that famous Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie flavor but made in brownie form. Then I drizzle a chocolate/vanilla glaze over top. Yes, please! These jewels are a chocolate lover’s delight and certainly addictive. But if you’re looking for a marvelous way to get your chocolate fix, then these brownies need to be on your “to make” list, pronto. 🙂

Years ago, John worked for the Baptist Convention of New England as the Business Administrator. We went up in early January 1990 and stayed almost seven years in the Northborough/Worcester area. Since we came from sunny Florida, the weather was a dramatic change. Call me crazy, but I loved shoveling snow and my kids enjoyed building igloos and playing ice hockey (sort of) on our ice-covered lawn.

We traveled all over New England while we were there. We climbed several mountains in New Hampshire (Monadnock and Cardigan) and Vermont. We tent-camped by streams in Mohawk Trail State Forest in Western Massachusetts. We cooked food over an open fire and enjoyed our share of S’Mores. We visited lighthouses in Cape Elizabeth, Acadia and across southern Maine. We drove across beautiful regions inNew Hampshire like Conway, and on up through the Green Mountains of Vermont. We hiked, fished, swam (yes, in that cold, cold water), and overall loved our New England experience.

Because I was home-schooling our kids at the time, we also visited all kinds of museums like the whaling museum in Bedford and Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. The aquarium in Boston was amazing. And, of course, we did the Freedom Trail, Sturbridge Village, Plimouth Plantation and Plymouth Rock many times. We loved living in New England. The beauty of it was breath-taking and it was a boy’s paradise.

While we lived there, I had the chance of sampling a lot spectacular cooking along the way. At one party I tried these fantastic Chocolate Chip Cookies. The wife of the Executive Director for Southern Baptists in New England had made them. I adored these cookies and Judy gladly gave me her recipe. Judy made her cookies (with the addition of pecans) and they were drool worthy! I’ve had that recipe in my big recipe binder for years. It was way overdo for a “make.”

I got a call last month to make brownies for an activity at our church so I decided to bake Judy’s recipe in brownie form. They turned out terrific that way. I used miniature chocolate chips because that’s all I had on hand except for chocolate chunks. But actually, I thought the miniature chocolate chips filled these brownies out so much that the recipe works better with miniature chocolate chips. I also added some German Chocolate Brownies and Fudgy M&M Brownies. All were received very well and scarfed down in no time! 🙂

I was so happy with how these delectable brownies turned out. They’re filled with chocolate but the extra chocolate glaze on top makes them spectacular. These brownies were the first to go at the party I baked them for. You’ll see why once you bake up a batch. 🙂 And take a trip down memory lane while you enjoy them.

Toll House Brownies are absolutely mouthwatering and delectable.

This luscious dessert is perfect for tailgating or holiday parties, potlucks, backyard BBQS or baby showers.

If you’re looking for a delightful dessert for the next time you have company over, this is it!

Toll House Brownies are filled with miniature chocolate chips and pecan chips. They’re terrific any time you need a chocolate fix!

Here’s what I did.

I used these ingredients for the brownies. Miniature chocolate chips and pecan chips or bits work better than regular chocolate chips or broken pecan pieces.

37 Comments

Diane, sometimes it will depend on how old your baking soda is, other times it may be the type of baking dish you use. I also don’t overmix recipes. I use the mixer as little as possible.. Where I can, I stir. I would keep trying. How did they taste?

These are great! I didn’t have any mini chocolate chips, so I used the regular chocolate chips I had on hand but added a few less than called for and added some mini M&Ms I had on hand instead. They were extra colorful and sweet enough that I didn’t make the glaze on top. This is one l
of my new favorite recipes and perfect for when you want cookies, but don’t have 3 hours to make them.

Hi Ruth. I think some of it depends on the microwave, the other is the actual composition of the chocolate chips. Each brand is different. Adding a little butter or shortening can help them soften more if that’s the problem. You can also try doing it on the stovetop in a saucepan.

I made these just like you called for and they were FABULOUS!! I had also heard about “bleached” flour. I always use “unbleached”. As a general rule, I go with the least chemical ingredient available. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

Hi Marsha. I always use unbleached flour because we read an article in the 80s that talked about the bleaching process in flour sapping the nutrients and the chemical additives cause toughness. While it’s my preferred choice of flour, feel free to use what you prefer in this recipe.

You don’t have to go buy a different type of flour!! Use what you normally buy! The majority of seasoned cooks KNOW the difference between bleached and unbleached flour. Myself, I only buy and use organic unbleached flour. Stop your wimpy attitude and make the damn cookies! They’re good!!

Could these be made without the pecans? I want to make them for a family event, but we’ve got someone with a nut allergy (both peanut and tree nuts) so I can’t take anything with nuts. The pecans seems to make up a significant portion of the dough, so I wondered if more chocolate chips should be added to compensate for that or just omit the pecans and keep everything else the same? Have you by chance successfully made this nut free? Thanks so much!

Hi, Joanna. Yes you can leave out the pecans. But because of the small size and how they absorb the liquid in the cookie dough, the texture will be different. You may have to cook the brownies longer or shorter, so I’d keep an eye on them while baking. Enjoy.

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